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Process Development: What was our previous process? Why did we want to change? What did we want to achieve? What were the primary aims? Who to involve? How to consult with others? What was our time-frame? What were other AEIs doing? What did the literature say?

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Increasingservice user

influence on the selection of nursing

students

Fiona Dobson, Beryl Pearson & Elaine Walker

Context• NMC drivers: 2010 Standards for pre-registration

nursing education • NHS key performance indicators• Fitness for practice

• Political drivers in health and public sectors • Changing public expectations• Francis Report (2013)

Process Development: 2011-2012• What was our previous process? • Why did we want to change?• What did we want to achieve?• What were the primary aims?• Who to involve? • How to consult with others?• What was our time-frame?• What were other AEIs doing?• What did the literature say?

Refining Process:Not what but

how?• Achievable across the nations and regions • Manageable • Equitable• Endorsement of service users• Resource effective

Annual review of selection processShort Tim

escale

SU agreed decision

SUs briefed and prepared

Consultation on topic for applicant’s discussion task for SU

OU Staff

Supporting statement (UCAS criteria) + SU discussion task

Short listed Y/N or

Accept/Reject application

Guidance notes + application form sent out

Application submitted (electronically)

Provides details of applicant’s discussion task for SU

Consequential benefit = IT skills

Initial Process

Support from OU academic/admin staff Consequences: e.g. Issues if SU away, sick, lacks IT

OU/ Partner / practitioner

Applicant given verbal feedback on task & SU question asked by panel

SU grades task, prepares interview question and returns to OU

Support from OU academic/admin staff

Applicant’s task made anonymous & sent to SU with criteria

Applicant has face to face individual interview

Information added to selection record

Interview outcome: accept or reject?

SU question is equal weighting in interview schedule

Feedback to applicant and SU

Process for shortlisted applicants Short Tim

escale

2012: Pilot Phase

• How we identified service users• Preparing and supporting service users• Approximately 160 discussion tasks reviewed by 16

service users • Informal feedback from employers• Informal feedback from service users

Plan for evaluation: 2013• Case study approach• Statistical returns Survey monkey • Employers Telephone focus group• Applicants As above• Service User As above• Emerging themes• Identify and disseminate best practice• Consequential benefits

Open forum & any questions